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Ruben Fleischer

Ruben Fleischer

American Director

Born: Oct 31, 1974

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I guess as a long time fan of 'Venom,' as soon as I heard they were making a standalone movie I got really excited at the prospect of being involved. Ruben Fleischer

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When I started trying to become a director, I started shooting low budget short films, 50-dollar music videos, making my own stuff. That eventually led to commercials. Ruben Fleischer

He's an American treasure, I would be honored to fight Tom Hanks. Ruben Fleischer

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I'm not as clever as J.J. Abrams and those guys who fill it with all of these things for people to find. Ruben Fleischer

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There is more than enough 'Venom' to go around. Venom is a really huge character, and Hardy is an amazing actor, so there is plenty to mine just from Tom's performance, the character and the world he inhabits. Ruben Fleischer

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I read pretty much every 'Venom' comic that exists. Ruben Fleischer

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You know, duality has always been a strong theme throughout 'Venom'-focused stories, whether it's in the comics or in movies, and that's something I think that Tom Hardy's played with in a lot of his work. Ruben Fleischer

The mass of Venom. I mean, he's like a big, foreboding, physical presence. Actually, let me correct myself - the eyes, the tongue, the mouth, those are his most distinguishing traits, and so making those look as photoreal and true to the comics as we possibly could was super important to me. Ruben Fleischer

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The trickiest thing is that a lot of times in 'Venom' comics, they'll reveal part of Eddie, and he'll be like a Venom body with an Eddie head, or he'll do that classic split frame face. Ruben Fleischer

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Venom' is a standalone character who has so much attitude, menace and ferocity. He's also really funny in the comics and in our movie. He's a really compelling guy that can completely stand on his own. When he's played by Tom Hardy, and Eddie Brock is his partner, that relationship is enough for one movie. Ruben Fleischer

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